2009 Idaho Vandals football team

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2009 Idaho Vandals football
Idaho Vandals logo.svg
Humanitarian Bowl champion
Conference Western Athletic Conference
Record8–5 (4–4 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Steve Axman (3rd season)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinator Mark Criner (3rd season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Kibbie Dome
Seasons
  2008
2010  
2009 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 4 Boise State $%  8 0   14 0  
Nevada  7 1   8 5  
Fresno State  6 2   8 5  
Idaho  4 4   8 5  
Hawaii  3 5   6 7  
Louisiana Tech  3 5   4 8  
Utah State  3 5   4 8  
New Mexico State  1 7   3 10  
San Jose State  1 7   2 10  
  • % BCS at-large representative
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009 Idaho Vandals American football team represented the University of Idaho during the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Vandals, led by third-year head coach Robb Akey, were members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) and played their home games at the Kibbie Dome, an indoor facility on campus in Moscow, Idaho.

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By winning seven games, the Vandals achieved a winning record for the first time since 1999 and were bowl eligible for the first time since 1998. They won six of their first seven games in 2009, but lost four of five conference games to finish at 7–5 in the regular season, and placed fourth (4–4) in the nine-team WAC.

Idaho was invited to the Humanitarian Bowl in Boise, in which they defeated the Bowling Green Falcons (7–5) of the MAC on December 30, by a score of 43–42. This was the Vandals' second bowl invitation since returning to Division I-A (FBS) in 1996; Idaho won the same bowl in 1998, also in Boise.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 55:00 pmat New Mexico State W 21–616,772 [1]
September 1212:30 pmat Washington * FSN NW L 23–4258,980 [2]
September 192:00 pm San Diego State *W 34–2010,324 [3]
September 2612:30 pmat Northern Illinois *W 34–3116,320 [4]
October 37:30 pm Colorado State *
  • Kibbie Dome
  • Moscow, ID
ESPNU W 31–2916,000 [5]
October 105:00 pmat San Jose State W 29–2515,321 [6]
October 172:00 pm Hawaii
  • Kibbie Dome
  • Moscow, ID
W 35–2312,763 [7]
October 241:00 pmat Nevada L 45–7016,611 [8]
October 312:00 pm Louisiana Tech Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Kibbie Dome
  • Moscow, ID
ESPN+ W 35–3415,236 [9]
November 77:30 pm Fresno State
  • Kibbie Dome
  • Moscow, ID
ESPNUL 21–3112,418 [10]
November 1412:30 pmat No. 6 Boise State ESPNUL 25–6333,986 [11]
November 282:00 pm Utah State
  • Kibbie Dome
  • Moscow, ID
L 49–52  8,532 [12]
December 301:30 pmvs. Bowling Green
ESPN W 43–4226,726 [13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

Idaho's home attendance in 2009 was 75,273 for six games, an average of 12,545 per game. The maximum was 16,000 for the Colorado State game on October 3. The minimum was 8,532 for Utah State on November 28, two days after Thanksgiving.

Game summaries

New Mexico State

1234Total
Vandals1470021
Aggies00606

1st quarter

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

Washington

1234Total
Vandals367723
Huskies71414742

1st quarter

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

San Diego State

1234Total
Aztecs0103720
Vandals14601434

1st quarter

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Northern Illinois

1234Total
Vandals0217634
Huskies31031531

1st quarter

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Colorado State

1234Total
Rams1463629
Vandals01014731

1st quarter

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

San José State

1234Total
Vandals3910729
Spartans7701125

1st quarter

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Hawai'i

1234Total
Warriors10001323
Vandals14071435

1st quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Nevada

1234Total
Vandals02414745
Wolf Pack1414212170

1st quarter

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Louisiana Tech

1234Total
Bulldogs2170634
Vandals7771435

1st quarter

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Fresno State

1234Total
Vandals0071421
Bulldogs1777031

1st quarter

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Boise State

1234Total
Vandals7100825
#6 Broncos212114763
Vandals on offense during the first half. Boise State vs Idaho November 14 2009.jpg
Vandals on offense during the first half.

1st quarter

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Utah State

1234Total
Aggies211002152
Vandals714141449

1st quarter

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Humanitarian Bowl - Bowling Green

1234Total
Falcons14072142
Vandals77141543

1st quarter

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

NFL draft

One Vandal was selected in the 2010 NFL draft:

PlayerPositionRoundOverallFranchise
Mike Iupati G 1st 17 San Francisco 49ers

References

  1. "Idaho Vandals vs. New Mexico State Aggies Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on February 13, 2010. Retrieved January 19, 2010.
  2. "Idaho Vandals vs. Washington Huskies Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 19, 2010.
  3. "San Diego State Aztecs vs. Idaho Vandals Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on January 11, 2010. Retrieved January 19, 2010.
  4. "Idaho Vandals vs. Northern Illinois Huskies". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 19, 2010.
  5. "Colorado State Rams vs. Idaho Vandals Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 19, 2010.
  6. "Idaho Vandals vs. San Jose State Spartans Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 19, 2010.
  7. "Hawaii Warriors vs. Idaho Vandals Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 19, 2010.
  8. "Idaho Vandals vs. Nevada Wolf Pack Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 19, 2010.
  9. "Louisiana Tech Bulldogs vs. Idaho Vandals Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 19, 2010.
  10. "Fresno State Bulldogs vs. Idaho Vandals Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 19, 2010.
  11. "Idaho Vandals vs. Boise State Broncos Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 19, 2010.
  12. "Utah State Aggies vs. Idaho Vandals Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 19, 2010.
  13. "Bowling Green Falcons vs. Idaho Vandals Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on January 2, 2010. Retrieved January 19, 2010.